Jazz Piano Lessons: 2 Song Foundations

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Free Online Course: Jazz Piano Lessons: 2 Song Foundations provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Jazz Piano Lessons: 2 Song Foundations is taught by George Whitty.

Overview
  • Discover how to get started with two-handed harmony, bolster your jazz vocabulary by covering basic—and instantly recognizable—bluesy chord voicings, and more.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. Playing with Both Hands
    • Introduction to two-handed comping
    • Two-handed comping: Chord inversions
    • Two-handed voicings: Part 1
    • Two-handed voicings: Part 2
    • Two-handed voicings: Drop the 3rd
    2. Basic Jazz Vocabulary
    • B7 9-5 voicings: Part 1
    • B7 9-5 voicings: Part 2
    • Extended B7 9-5 voicings
    • Practicing timing using the B7 9-5 voicings: Part 1
    • Practicing timing using the B7 9-5 voicings: Part 2
    3. Pentatonic Scales
    • Essential jazz scales: The pentatonic scale
    • Practicing pentatonics
    • Two more pentatonics
    • Practicing pentatonics using approach patterns
    • Practicing pentatonics using the F7 blues
    4. Putting It All Together: Combining Scales, Pentatonics, and Patterns
    • Combining bop scales, pentatonics, and approach patterns: Part 1
    • Combining bop scales, pentatonics, and approach patterns: Part 2
    5. Adding More to Your Playing
    • Adding guide tones
    • Playing motivically: Part 1
    • Playing motivically: Part 2
    • Mixing it all up
    • Combining everything you've learned so far